| Abstract [eng] |
Even though the performance of diagnostic displays used for primary interpretation of medical images has been well - characterized, lack of testing and knowledge are the main leading factors to their poor performance. There are two main categories of medical-grade displays – primary and secondary. Diagnostic displays belong to the primary display category and therefore are the most important, having the strictest requirements. Displays belonging to the secondary category still require quality assurance, but the requirements for their performance are not as strict (these are modality, clinical review, and electronic health report type displays). For such monitor quality assurance, performance monitoring is provided by the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) protocol Task Group 270 together with previously released Task Group 18. Such protocols provide series of instructions, including image patterns with instructions on how to perform such tests. |
